Khohlwa izikibha zesayensi kanye nama-tattoos efomula yezibalo angacacile; manje sekunendlela esemfashinini eyengeziwe yokuthola i-geek yakho. Benyusa amabhodi esekethe amadala, abantu baseCircuit Breaker Labs benza ngesandla izingcezu zobucwebe ezihlukile ezibonisa ubuhle obuncane be-PCB. Uma uke wazinika isikhathi sokubhekisisa ibhodi lesekethe,…
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Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, iChina ibe negalelo elikhulu embonini yokwabelana ngamabhayisikili. Ngokuqashisela umphakathi amabhayisikili ngemali ethile, izinkampani zithola imali kubagibeli bamabhayisikili abasebenzisa uhlelo olufanayo lokumisa izikebhe. Manje konke lokhu kuhle futhi kuhle uma kukhona izimbangi ezimbalwa ezincintisana nazo emakethe, kepha…
Ama-Olimpiki angaba lapho abagijimi abahamba phambili emhlabeni bekhombisa khona amakhono abo, kepha futhi kuyithuba lokuthi amazwe asingathe akhombise okuhle ngamasiko awo kanye nethemba lokuthi umhlaba ungaba yini. Ama-Olimpiki asehlobo aseTokyo ngonyaka ozayo ahlukile. Ukulungiselela lo mcimbi, izakhamizi eziningi zaseJapan zahlanganyela…
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Uma unokufinyelela esitolo, kunengqondo ukugxumela ethubeni lokuvuselela izinto ezilahliwe zibe imiklamo emisha ngokuphelele lapho ubuciko buhlasela. Kumsebenzi wezinkuni u-Alex Fang, lokhu kufike ngendlela yokudala i-tray yephepha elithambile esebenzisa izinkuni ezilahliwe ezivela kumaphrojekthi akhe adlule. Ngemuva kokuthola amaphuzu…
Yize isetshenziswa kaningi ekukhiqizeni, i-carbon ayiyona into ebolayo kakhulu; okusho ukuthi, kuzothatha iminyaka ukubola ukuthi leyo mfucumfucu ye-carbon fiber eyeqile ivela kumaphrojekthi amaningi wokuklama kulezi zinsuku. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusebenzisa kabusha i-carbon fiber akuyona inqubo elula futhi. Ngoba ingxube ye-resin nekhabhoni inzima kakhulu, iba…
Hhayi abantu abaningi abazinakelayo abaphila ngegridi njengangaphambili, kepha indlela yokuphila isazanelisa njengakuqala. Bekungaba kuhle kanjani ukusho ukuthi ukudla kwakho ukuthole egcekeni lakho noma izicathulo zakho ezintsha zesikhumba esikhwameni sonyaka odlule? Ukuhlala epulazini namanje…
Bheka ithini elingenalutho le-soda, futhi ungacabanga ukuthi "udoti," kodwa kumqophi uNoah Deledda, ubona indwangu ye-aluminium ivuthiwe ukubeka izandla zakhe ukudala into eyingqayizivele ngempela. Yize uNowa engumbazi wokubaza, akasebenzi nganoma yiluphi uhlobo lwokhuni, idwala, noma insimbi ejwayelekile. Akekho…
Manje ngokwami angiphathi isipika esiphathekayo. Hhayi ngoba zisinda futhi ziphansi ngokuphelele kuma-headphone (yize lawo kungamaphoyinti avumelekile), kepha ngoba angivamile ukuhlangabezana nesipikha esincane esizwakala sengathi siqhuma izingqimba ezinhlanu ze-tuli kanye nalokho okufanele kudlalwe. Indaba emfushane: kukhona…
Akuwona wonke umuntu obona i-chainsaw futhi ngokushesha ucabanga "ithuluzi lokusika izinkuni". Ngenxa yesiko le-pop, abanye banamathuba amaningi okuthi balethe izithombe zikaJason kusuka ngoLwesihlanu umhla we-13 kunomgawuli wemithi owenza umsebenzi wakhe. Yebo, umdali we-YouTube u-ThisOldTony unenkinga efanayo - kuphela esikhundleni sokubona ababulali bezinganekwane eziqanjiwe, ubona ekahle…
Kubonakala sengathi cishe wonke umuntu kulezi zinsuku usebenzisa ikhofi noma i-cola. Lapho umhlaba uphenduka ngesivinini esinamabhamuza, kunengqondo ngawe ukuthi ukwazi ukuhambisana, akunjalo? Hhayi-ke, umsebenzisi we-YouTube u-Q kungenzeka ukuthi uyithathe njengento ebaluleke kakhulu le nkulumo… Kunalokho...
Uma iphunga lekhofi lingakwazi ukukuvusa ekuseni, kukhona enye into ongazama: uwoyela wenjini. Kulungile, kungaba lula, kepha umdali we-YouTube wase-Italy uRulof Maker uthathe la maphunga amabili aqinile wawahlanganisa. Kanjani? Ngokwenza umshini we-espresso ngepiston endala…
Izinto ezibulalayo ezenziwe yinsimbi encibilikisiwe akuyona into entsha lapha kuSolidsmack, kepha akusikho nsuku zonke lapho ubona okokusebenza kwakudala kwehardware kuphinda kwenziwe ummese ogobile waseNingizimu-mpumalanga Asia. Lokhu yikho kanye okwenziwe ngumkhandi wemikhonto wase-Australia uSteve ngesidididi esidala asitholile kwelinye lamadilowa akhe. Nge…
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Akekho othanda ukuhamba emgwaqeni wamatshe phakathi nosuku olushisayo lwasehlobo ukuthola ukuthi bavele bahlangana — futhi banyathela — i-bubble gum ethambile yomunye umuntu. Ngaphandle kwehlazo, ukususa i-chew elahliwe akuyona into elula. Kodwa-ke kuthiwani uma kuthiwe i-bubble noma i-chewing gum ingaqedwa emigwaqeni bese iphendulwa isicathulo sangempela?…
Ukuphinda usebenzise izinto ezindala futhi uzisebenzise ukudala okuthile okusha-okwaziwa nangokuthi yi-Upcycling- kuwumqondo omuhle. Esikhundleni sokulahla lezo zinto ezisetshenzisiwe, zingasetshenziselwa amaphrojekthi amaningi ahlakaniphile uma uzimisele ukwelula leyo misipha yokudala ngokwanele. Imiklamo eminingi enamabhayisikili kufanele ibhekane nezinkuni ezibuyisiwe — njengokusebenzisa inqolobane endala…
Kuzo zonke izindawo ongalindela ukuthi izinsalela ezidabukisayo zemoto ephukile zivele, esihlakaleni njengoba iwashi elisezingeni eliphakeme kungenzeka ukuthi alikho phezulu kwalolo hlu. Noma kunjalo. abaklami uChristian Mygh noJonathan Kamstrup weREC Watches benze lokho nje ngeP-51 Timepiece yabo; iwashi lokunethezeka elenziwe ngokulahla…
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Uma kukhulunywa ngokushayelwa ibhayisikili, akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi ukudala okuthile okusha ngemfucuza elahliwe engabonakali njengokuphinda kutholwe kabusha… imfucuza elahliwe. Noma kunjalo, umculi waseCzech uVeronika Richterová kubonakala sengathi uyisusile. Ngochungechunge lwakhe lwakamuva lwe-PET Luminaries, umculi usike futhi wasika inqwaba yamabhodlela e-PET alahliwe ukuze enze iqoqo…
Ibhonasi enkulu yanoma yimuphi umkhiqizi yikhono lokukhuphula noma iyiphi into esetshenzisiwe kusuka kunqubo yokukhiqiza ibe yimikhiqizo emisha ngokuphelele. Sike sakubona lokhu ngaphambili ngamakhadibhodi alahliwe afakwa ibhayisekili ngamabhodi okuntweza futhi saze sawdust ngenxa yokwenziwa kwepensela ifakwe emabhokisini ezingodo zikaDuraflame. Muva nje, umkhiqizo we-tequila uJose Cuervo ubelokhu ethola…
Zimbalwa izinto eziheha abafundi abasha bonjiniyela njengethuba lokwakha ama-karts abo kusuka ekuqaleni, kanti umfundi oneminyaka engu-18 wobunjiniyela uJasper Edwards uphila iphupho. Lo njiniyela wase-UK, osebenzela egalaji lakhe, udala amakaroti akhe aqala ngezinqola zokuthenga kanye nezihlalo ezinamasondo ezihluthwe kuma-junkyards endawo. Isebenzisa okukhona…
Nakuba i-Apple ingase isebenzise izigidi zamarobhothi athuthukisiwe agaywe kabusha angahlakaza ama-iPhone futhi abuyisele izinsimbi ezibalulekile ukuze ziphinde zisetshenziswe, labo abagqugquzeleke ngokwanele bangakwazi ukuthola izinsimbi zabo kudoti we-e egcekeni labo elingemuva - inqobo nje uma benesineke ngenqubo futhi inqwaba yezinto zikagesi eziwudoti. Iqala ngezine futhi...
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Kusukela bethula uhlelo lwabo lwe-Futurecraft ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule, i-Adidas ayikhombisanga zimpawu zokwehlisa ijubane ukuhlola kwabo - kanye nenhloso - yokufaka ukukhiqizwa okwengezelelwe nezinye izindlela zokwenziwa kwedijithali ezizenzekelayo ekuthengisweni kwabo esikhathini esizayo esingekude kakhulu. Kusasa, ukuhlonipha uSuku Lomhlaba Wezilwandle, i-Adidas neqembu lokulondolozwa kwezilwandle iParley le…
Njenge-YouTuber yethu esiyithandayo yokwenza izinkuni uFrank Howarth (u-AKA Frank Makes), umkhandi wensimbi uNiels Provos unamandla angaqondakali okulinganisa ubuciko bokubukwa kwevidiyo nokusebenza esitolo. Imiphumela - cishe njalo elandelwa igxathu negxathu - inikeza ukubheka ehlombe lenkosi emsebenzini. Ngokungafani noHowarth - ogxila kuphela kokuhlobene nokhuni…
Kwabanye, ukubona ithileyi lesidlo sasemini esikoleni kungaletha izinkumbulo zezinti zezinhlanzi zenjoloba, i-ketchup ejwayelekile kanye nejusi yamagilebhisi enamanothi aqinile amakhadibhodi - kepha kumenzi wezinto zobuciko nefenisha uKim Markel, ukubona itreyi lesikole lesidlo sasemini kusho into eyodwa kuphela: ithuba elijabulisayo. Umklami wefenisha okhula kade, oshiye…
Uma kuziwa ekukhuphuleni amabhayisikili, amathayi amabhayisikili amadala namathini amabhisikidi alahliwe kuvame ukufika engqondweni - nokho enye yezinto zomphakathi wesimanje ezivame ukulahlwa kungenzeka ukuthi ihlala ephaketheni lakho elingemuva njengamanje. Ngokuphila okumaphakathi kwezinyanga eziyi-18, amanothi ebhange emhlabeni wonke ayayekiswa ukusebenza futhi abhujiswe cishe njenge…
Kwabaningi bethu, ikomishi noma ipuleti elenziwe ngobumba elilahliwe kungasho ithikithi lokuya kuphela lomkhumbi ophukile uye emgqonyeni kadoti. Kumklami waseTokyo uYusuke Seki nokho, kungenzeka bangezwe eqoqweni lakhe elithi 'shinikiji' - igama lesiJapan lezingcezu ezinamaphutha. Muva nje, umklami waseJapan - osebenze no…
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Yize kunamadizayini amaningi athuthukisiwe angenziwa kusuka kumadekhi e-skateboard alahliwe, isiginci esenziwe ngokwezifiso asisona isikhathi sokuqala esifika emqondweni. Kodwa kumfundi oneminyaka engu-22 ozifundisa ngokhuni kanye nomklami wezimboni u-Nick Pourfard, ukuhlanganisa ukuthanda kwakhe kokubili umculo kanye ne-skateboarding kwakuyinto engenangqondo. Isekelwe ku...
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Ngenkathi ifosholo eliphukile nocezu lukakhonkolo oluphukile kungenzeki ukuthi likhuthaze abantu abaningi, umbazi oqeqeshiwe osebenza ngezikhali u-John Heisz akayena uJoe wakho ojwayelekile. I-Ontario, eCanada Heisz isebenza iwebhusayithi kanye nesiteshi se-YouTube esifaka amakhulu amaphrojekthi enziwe kusukela ekuqaleni kusuka imishanelo ye-push to…
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Njalo lapho iphrojekthi ivela kokuFundiswayo okusiza ngempela, uma kungenalutho ngaphandle kokudala izingxoxo ezinhle. I-'EWaste 60 $ 3DPrinter 'evela kumlobi wokuqala we-Instructables umbhali mikelllc ungomunye waleyo misebenzi. Okokuqala, lena iphrojekthi ephelele kunoma ngubani ofuna ukufunda kabanzi ngokuthi uhlelo olujwayelekile lwe-CNC…
Njengoba abantu abaningi bethola i-hip ekusakazeni umculo wabo kusuka ezinsizakalweni ezahlukahlukene zomculo ezisuselwa ku-Cloud, imakethe yezipikha ezixhunyiwe (futhi ezingenazintambo) ibone ukwanda okukhulu eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Ngenkathi ungaphuma futhi uthole noma yiliphi inani lezipikha ezixhunyiwe ezisukela kokukhethwa kukho kwe-bluetooth ephathekayo kuya kumakhithi aphezulu aphezulu enzelwe izinto ezibucayi…
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I-Coca Cola ebisivele ikleliswe endaweni yama-43 kuma-100 Sustainable Corporations emhlabeni, ibisebenza ngokungaphezi ukwenza isithombe sayo endaweni yokuvuselela amabhodlela epulasitiki. Ngenkathi umuntu engaphikisa ngokuthi ukususa amabhodlela epulasitiki kungaba yisixazululo sokuphela, iqiniso lokuthi amabhodlela epulasitiki awekho…
Akumangazi ukuthi ngokwanda kwamavidiyo e-Kickstarter kanye 'nemikhankaso yokuqalisa' kunomkhuba okhulayo wokwakha 'ama-parodies aqalayo'. Mhlawumbe owaziwa kakhulu uhlelo lwe-tv lwe-HBO lwe-Silicon Valley lapho umlingiswa oyinhloko ezulazula endaweni eyinqaba nesendle yesigcawu sokuqala sase-California. Kufana nengqikithi ye…
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Inyanga ngayinye, amathani wamapayipi omlilo avela ezinkulungwaneni zeminyango yezomlilo emhlabeni wonke agcina ngokugcwaliswa komhlaba. I-Oakland, California-based startup Oxgut (igama elimnandi i-BTW, eligqugquzelwe yilokho okwenziwe ngomlilo) kuhlose ukwenza kabusha umzila okungenani ambalwa walabo ngenethiwekhi yabo yabaqambi kanye nabasebenza ngezingcweti lapho amapayipi…
Uma kukhona indawo eyodwa okushicilelwa yi-3D ekhanya ngempela, kuyindlela yayo yokuthola izindlela ezintsha zokuvuselela imikhiqizo ekhona engaqedwa njengenkunkuma. Thatha iHlumela ngokwesibonelo: ngomklamo olula nokuphrinta kwe-3D, into elahlwayo ngenye indlela iba into esiza kakhulu kakhulu… futhi kwezinye izimo, ingcono kune…